He said there was no evidence to support the "special defences" which blame the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command and named individuals including convicted terrorist Abu Talb for the outrage.

The court adjourned until tomorrow to allow defence lawyers time to study the changes before beginning their final speeches.

Mr Megrahi and Mr Fhimah deny bombing Flight 103 which exploded over Lockerbie on December 21 1988 killing 270 people, 11 of them on the ground in the Scottish town.